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I was no Marie Antoinette. I was not born to nobility, but I had a human right to nobility.
Imelda Marcos
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Imelda Marcos
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: July 2
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Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.
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Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums.
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Funny, I never shopped. Even my jewelry - not a piece of my jewelry I bought for me.
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The Marcos era was the golden time for the Philippines. We had the lowest crime rate in the world in Manila and real development then. At last, people are starting to understand this.
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I get my fingers in all our pies. Before you know it, your little fingers including all your toes are in all the pies.
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More than life, I value vindication. When you are at peace with the truth and you know that you are on the side of the right and God is on your side, you are not afraid of anything, including jail.
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When they see me holding fish, they can see that I am comfortable with kings as well as with paupers.
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My grandchildren are growing up and they could not understand why the Marcoses are still being crucified although we keep on telling them that we did not steal from the Filipino people.
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I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
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They need a role model. They need a star!
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
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